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John 12:24 "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit."
Showing posts with label idea deficit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label idea deficit. Show all posts
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13 September 2010
Monday Moanin'
We haz it, from going back to work after a long, sunny weekend. If you've been in this little corner of the cortex in the last couple of months, you know we've had very little sunshine this year, and actually set a new record with 32 consecutive days of rain.
Today is supposed to be sunny & 67, which is about 8 degrees above normal. In fact, it's supposed to be nice all week. Maybe we could declare a sun holiday? I'm not saying we should go all Incan, but it's worth considering.
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Apparently the sunshine made folks here a bit rowdy. Last night there was two folks shot downtown, shots fired after a 3-car collision in the northeast part of town, plus a "disorderly crowd" where the police arrested several & tased one fellow, outside a bar where that crowd is typically, shall we say, exuberant.
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Finally, in the "Huh?" category, we have a letter to the editor in today's paper, where a gentleman opines that despite the bemoaning of only a 27% turnout for the primary election, we should celebrate our "right to not vote", if we so choose. After all, he says,
But apparently the letter-writer in question has confused "rights" with "freedoms", and thinks that having a say in the form & function of government is too onerous a condition for citizenship. I'm sure there are plenty of places where voting isn't available to the hoi polloi. Makes me wonder when he's leaving.
Correction, Mr. Letter-Writer: you have the freedom to not vote. But don't say a stinkin' word when/if your taxes go up, or you disagree with your elected officials. You gave up the right to complain when you exercised your freedom to saturate the polls with your absence.
Just sayin'.
Today is supposed to be sunny & 67, which is about 8 degrees above normal. In fact, it's supposed to be nice all week. Maybe we could declare a sun holiday? I'm not saying we should go all Incan, but it's worth considering.
* * * * *
Apparently the sunshine made folks here a bit rowdy. Last night there was two folks shot downtown, shots fired after a 3-car collision in the northeast part of town, plus a "disorderly crowd" where the police arrested several & tased one fellow, outside a bar where that crowd is typically, shall we say, exuberant.
* * * * *
Finally, in the "Huh?" category, we have a letter to the editor in today's paper, where a gentleman opines that despite the bemoaning of only a 27% turnout for the primary election, we should celebrate our "right to not vote", if we so choose. After all, he says,
But apparently the letter-writer in question has confused "rights" with "freedoms", and thinks that having a say in the form & function of government is too onerous a condition for citizenship. I'm sure there are plenty of places where voting isn't available to the hoi polloi. Makes me wonder when he's leaving.
Correction, Mr. Letter-Writer: you have the freedom to not vote. But don't say a stinkin' word when/if your taxes go up, or you disagree with your elected officials. You gave up the right to complain when you exercised your freedom to saturate the polls with your absence.
Just sayin'.
14 January 2010
They. Just. Don't. Get it.
Republicans have come up with a strategy for taking back the House of Representatives.
Calling it the 80/20 plan, they'll spend 80% of their time bashing the Democrats on cap-and-trade, health care, bail-outs and other unpopular subjects.
Politico quotes Eric Cantor and others as believing "Republicans aren’t as delusional as some think: They know they aren’t going to win a popularity contest with the public right now. But Republicans don’t think they have to, as long as the public remains down on Democratic rule." (emphasis added)
This is their plan? Really? Attack the Dems and everything else will just fall in place? Sure, because that's worked out real well, so far ...
Not.
Say, boys and girls, here's an idea: how 'bout coming up with some positive suggestions of ways to correct this out-of-control federal power grab & the socialization of the economy?
Because, you know, being against something sure beats having an idea of your own.
Calling it the 80/20 plan, they'll spend 80% of their time bashing the Democrats on cap-and-trade, health care, bail-outs and other unpopular subjects.
Politico quotes Eric Cantor and others as believing "Republicans aren’t as delusional as some think: They know they aren’t going to win a popularity contest with the public right now. But Republicans don’t think they have to, as long as the public remains down on Democratic rule." (emphasis added)
This is their plan? Really? Attack the Dems and everything else will just fall in place? Sure, because that's worked out real well, so far ...
Not.
Say, boys and girls, here's an idea: how 'bout coming up with some positive suggestions of ways to correct this out-of-control federal power grab & the socialization of the economy?
Because, you know, being against something sure beats having an idea of your own.
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